rw p. THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-THURSDAY, AUGUST 11'. l'89Ss 3 Won CriBune rv. Eteent Hundtir. br tha hg Company, at Fifty Cents F Ofllce! 160 NimMi Bti a u vnLM'i.lvit b Agent for Kore'len A'dvertisln's. EB ATTIlBrOSTOKPirc AT SCHANTON, ,., AS SECOND-CLASS MAIL MATTER. SCRANTON, AUGUST U, 1S9S. REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS. C7i. J" STATE. Govcrnor-WILLIAM A. STONE. Lieutenant Governor J. P. S. GOniN. Secretary of Internal Affalrs-JAMES W. LATTA. Judge of Superior Court W. W. IOtl- TEH. Congressmen - at - Largo SAMUEL A. DAVENPCUT, GALUSJIA A. QUOW. LEGISLATIVE. f. . Senate. Twentieth Dist. JAMES C. VAUGHAN. House. First Dlstrlct-JOHN It. TAUR. Fourth Dlstrlct-JOHN F. KEYNOLDS. COLONEL STONE'S PLATFORM. It nil! ho my purpose when elected to bo conduct myfcelf as to win the respect and good -w ill of those who have opposed mo as well at, those who have given mo their support. I shall he the governor of the whole people of the state. Abuses have undoubtedly grown up In the legis lature which aro neither the fault of one party nor tho other, but rathr the growth of custom. Unnecessary Investi gations have been authorized by commit tees, resulting in unnecessary expense to the stntp. It will be my care and pur rose to correct these and other evils In fco far as I havo tho power. It will be my purpose while governor of Pennsylvania, as It has been my purpose in the pub'lc positions that I havo held with God's help, to discharge mv whole duty. Tho people are greater than the parties to which they belong. I am only Jealous of their favor. I shall only attempt to win their approval and my ctperlenco has taught mo that that can best be done by nn honest, modest, dally discharge of public duty. The Tribune lias received an un signed letter taking the ground that not only Is Commodore Sampson the greatest of our naval heroes but that Schley was really In tho way at San tiago. Schley certainly was In Cer vera's way. Hut at this point, every body having had his say and formed his fixed opinion, we guess It will he wise to let the Sampson-Schley contro versy drop. Facing Every Issue. The Republican gubernatorial nomi nee, Colonel Stone, In an Interview in the Pittsburg Dispatch, illustrates his candor and strong self-command, llelng naked to give In hilef an outline of his Intentions If elected he replied: "In undertaking to seive all the people of tho state I can only say that my course ns governor, if elected, will be a crntlnuatlon of my course as con gresman. It will not be my purpose, by any noel or unprecedented action, to win public apprjval. I beliee that the man best serves the people and met its their tegard who piTfoims tho duties of office with modesty and sim plicity wh, In his daily walk and conversation, Is content with simple discharge of plnjn duty, and leaves to the future, without fret or worry, the apprcclttlon of his woik." Colonel Stone explained that the rea son why he did not in the preliminary canvass answer charges brought against the Republican management In Pennsylvania was because he did not believe those issues were involved In his candidacy for the nomination inasmuch as not since 1872 had he hold any state ofllce. "Rut," he added, "there is nothing In the record of this Republican administration In Pennsyl vania that I. ns a member of that paity, am ashamed of, but on the con trary It challenges that of any other state In the Union, and In many re spets -'ias been far superior. Taxation fur slate purposes has been largely reduced, and no farm, profession, Iraeie or occupation contributes today to the revenue of the state. It stands first among the states In support of the public schools. Of the annual levenue, lalsed pilnclpally ftom the corporations, G3 per cent, is used for the support of the public schools, 20 per cent, for the uld of public charity, 15 per rent. Is alone used for the gov ernment and administration of the state proper, and In that Is Included balarles of judges and the county school superintendents. I think about $11,000,000 annually Is appropriated for all state purposes. This Is much lebs than 1 rqulred to run the largest city In Pennsylvania, with a population of about one-sixth of the entire state. "No one, except corporations, men having money at Intern t, men con ducting s. business and paying a mer cantile tax, and those who pay a collatr.' Inheritance tax, pay any state tax In Pennsylvania. Every school house In Pennsylvania Is a monument to the Republican party, and a witness to tho intelligence and patriotism of Pennsylvania. Things have been attempted by Individual membm of the party in the legisla te e and out of It, undoubtedly, that would not pass free of criticism, but the most of such attempts have failed, and the party ought not to be blamed for tho attempts of Individuals, but rather to be credited with tho failure of thon attempts. There la no rea non why any Republican In the state should be aslmned of his party, but evry reason why he should be proud of It. In so far as I am concerned, it will not be my pur pose to conduct this campaign under a plea of nolere contendere, but to meet every Issuo raised, If It ia an Issue worthy of notice, fnlrly and squarely before tho people. ' There can bo no question tint this courageous, outpoken and straightfor ward course will win as It will dossrvo tho approval of the people. Candidate George Jcnks will lie not ified without tho uld of Scranton elo quence at Uedford Springs, but Jimmy O'Neill, of Carhonclalo, Is expected to take enre that Lackavvnnm county Is not sponged off the map when "prom inent Democrats and others" get to gether on August 17. ' Public Baths for Scranton. The pad drowning accident which took place on Monday afternoon In Roaring Brook would probably not have occurred If there were In this city a public hath when- young bojs und men of the class to which the un fortunate lad Comerford belonged could satlsf. that craving for tho phy sical refreshment which comes fiom a bath, and (hat instinct of personal cleanliness which Is a hereditary trait of civilized man. In a city of tho size and population of Scranton, with 1U unequalled facilities as an Inland town for the storage of fresh water, It seems the s-trangest thins In the world that there are not public baths and plenty of them. This Is an undertaking which Is within the province and Is es sentially the duty of the city council. Considering the murklness of the work In which the majority of tho laboring population of the city and its subuibs are engaged, it Is scarcely credible that Scranton Is destitute of such u primary condition of health, cheerfulness and cleanliness as a pub lic bath. Bathing, whether for cleanli ness or pleasure, Is so Indispensable to the preservation of perfect heilth un dormoderncondltlonsof uiban life that public baths arc regarded In all cities that are administered with some re gard to the comfort and convenience of the citizens ns of little less Impoitanco from a hygenle point of view than a perfect system of drainage is from tho sanitarian standpoint. Indeed one is the rational and scientific complement of tho other. The superficial washing r.f the face and hands bv the man or boy who works hard and perspires much is not enough to induce that healthy action of the ontlio body which U the result of tho pores of the skin being kept uncloggcd. The body is continually undergoing a process of waste and reconstruction. Tho noimal regularity of this physical phenomenon Is piomoted by frequent baths; It be comes retarded and Irregular from the want of them, and ill-health, disease, and premature disability ate the re sult. Tho wise men of the east said dirt was brother to the plague. They know whereof they spoke. One-half, If not three-fourths, of the epidemic, en demic and contagious diseases with which mankind is afflicted nie directly the outcome of diit, not necessarily In its rudlmentory aspects, but In the more insidious form of peisonal and household slovenliness. The grime with which a miner is coated after ho leaves his woik is not dirt. It Is mere dessl cated dust. 1'ut eveiy miner and every bleaker boy In the valley would feel all the better nnd all the healthier for a good swim In the summer or a warm bath In the winter If the facilities weto piovlded for him. The household tub until something better Is piovlded must of course satisfy the bathing re quirements of our working population. Hut there is no earthly reason, finan cial or otherwise, why something more untvcisal and accommodating should not bo provided heie, "We are confi dent that public baths even as a pri vate enterprlce, would pay large divi dends from the start. It is not within our province to show how thes-'e might be provided, or to es timate their cost. The water catch ment on the mountains that surround the La"kawanna valley is practically lnexhajstlble, spring, summer, autumn and winter. Two or three artesian wells sunk In the proper localities would supply all tho water that could possibly be inquired, If open reservoirs were found impiacticab'e for such a purpose, or too expensive. Here Is a work which is ready to hand; u fran chise to be given for the mere tequest. A boom in baths would bo a boon and a blessing to Scranton and its neigh borhood and a souice of large and Im mediate levenue to Its enterprising projectors. The success attending General Miles' campaign In Porto Rico may b ascribed by some to good luck, but to the most of us It looks more like good management. Overcharging the Government. At tho last session of congress a sub committee of the house was directed to conduct an Inquiry with a view to ascertaining If the United States is paying an unfair price to the ralroad companies for the transportation of the malls. This Investigation was an outgrowth of the defeat of the Loud postal reform bill, one of the argu ments contributing to that defeat be ing the uncontradicted assertion on ex pert authority that under existing con tracts tho railroads which carry the malls are literally robbing the govern ment. The sub-committee has not yet got down to serious business, but wo no tice In tho Boston Transcript a state ment by Carl W. Ernst, who formerly had a responsible position In tho Bos ton postofllce, which, If not overdrawn, would appear to Indicate that the sub committee has plenty of work before it Says Colonel Ernst: "Tho total mall matter In any one year has never been so much as 300,000 tons. For evidence, see the report of the postofllce depart ment for 1890, page B0; report for 1S94, page 33; senate report, page 115. The weight of all mall matter In 1S97 is re ported at 264,000 tons. Tho railroads did not carry tho whole. They did not carry local or drop matter; they did not carry certain star route matter; they did not carry all foreign matter. Did they carry 200,000 tons? Perhaps not. But granting they did, what pay did they take? The superintendent of the railway mall service reports tho rato for July 1, 1897, nt $31,75i.7i3. Tho Inference seems fair that rullroads took Just about $170 for every ton of mall matter they carried. For a ton of com mon freight they took about a dollar. The entlro cost of handling a ton of express matter, Including transporta tion, terminal expenses and dividends, Is less than $30, ns the census of 1890 shows. Wo pay about ns much for railway mall transportation as the rest of tho world combined. For every pound of mall matter carried by rail, the loads get nbout SV4 cents. An ex piess company paying such rates would fall in six months. Tho depart ment pays more than eight cents for every pound of mall matter carried by rail, tho postal establishment of tho country Is sacrificed, Impoverished, stunted and reduced, that transporta tion companles'may receive more than they fairly eatn. Tho postal service of the United States In kept below the level of countries like Belgium or Swltzeiland, Sweden or India, and ev erybody and everything In America enjoys cheap and excellent transpor tation except the people's mall." It has repeatedly been estimated by those who havo made a study of this subject that If the postofllco depait ment could get tho rnllrouds down to a fair price on this service not only would Its annual deficit of about $0,000, 000 on the average disappear but a Ions step could be taken In the direc tion of penny postage. This does not say that there should not bo a re-class-Iflcatlon of second class matter along tho lines contemplated In the Loud bill but It offeis satisfactory reasons why the Inquiry Into railway charges should be Impartial and thorough. Spain will have to hustle If she is going to win a victory before the peace gong sounds. Our Indemnification. Information ns to the surpassing po- tential value of tho Philippine islands continues to accumulate. The last Issue of Harper's Weekly contained perhaps the fullest exposition of this subject which has appeared In recent periodical literature, being from the pen of Hon. John Barrett, lately United States minister to Slam but now with the American forces at Manila. 'We would recommend that Mr, Barrett's article be read In whole as offering valuable aid to the forma tion of an Intelligent Judgment con cerning the question of tho disposition of these Invaluable war trophies. But for the benefit of those who have not access to Harpei's Weekly we quote below one or two of Mr. Barrett's more Interesting conclusions. After noting that under Spain's re pressive sway the total annual com merce of the Philippines has not av eraged more than $40,000,000, gold basis, Mr. Barrett says: "If the United States eventually governs the Islands that amount will go up by strides and bounds, until it passes the $200,000,000 mark, or to a point where America will be the chief gainer, followed by Great Biltaln. A richer Isolated land or group of Islands, viewed comparatively as to area and population, variety of agilcultuial, mineral, and forest re sources undeveloped. In addition to those already Improved, cannot be pointed out on the map of the world. But It Is not only I that say this. Every authority In the Fur East that I have consulted affirms this opinion or adds to Its emphasis. There nre not only gold and silver, but Iron and coal; not only vast forests of ship and house building woods, but rarest qualities for furnishing, finishing, and ornamenting; not only great areas given up to the cultivation of sugar, hemp, tobacco, and coffee, but wider reaches of virgin soil untouched, and waiting the hand of the pioneer who Is supported by an honest government." Elsewhere, In the course of a graphic description of the city of Manila, this writer says: -were Manila perman ently In our possession, or that of some enterprising European power, It could be made one of tho most beautiful citr les of the world, as well as n splendid commercial entrepot and great sea port. Its location and climatic condi tions are favorable to all kinds of im provements, Were the water and river-frontage used to best advantage, new wharves, quays or bunds con structed, the principal business streets widened and new ones opened, boule vards and avenues leading to the su burbs, which are the residential sec tion, Improved or extended, parks laid out, the moats around the walled city cleaned of their accumulated filth, a sanitary system provided to supple ment the water-works already In op eration, and natural opportunities for a perfect harbor Improved, Manila would easily surpass Yokohama, Shanghai, Saigon, and Singapore in at tractiveness, and become as much an American capital In Asia as Calcutta Is a British metropolis. Likewise, were the main Island of Luzon, and the les ser ones of Palawan, Panay, Cebu, Mlndoro, and Mindanao, entirely ex ploited and developed, railways built, communication with the distant inter ior established, und trade exchange be tween Manila und the multitude of lesser points, like Hollo and Cebu, fos tered, there would a change come over these Islands, the Antilles of the Orient, that would astonish the world." One the occasion of a former visit to tho Islands Mr. Barrett made a list of the natural resources that came under his observation. Of woods, he says, there are cedar, sapan-wood, iron wood, bamboo, ebony, logwood, palma brava, gum, and a wonderful variety of hard and soft woods. Cultivated or growing wild nro to be found hemp, sugar-cane, tobacco, coffee, rice, bananas, ginger, vanilla, cassia, pepper, indigo, pineapples, cocoa, cacao, wheat, maize, ramie, and cotton, as well as tamarind, mangoes, durlons, oranges, guavas, limes, citrons, Jack-fruit, custard-apples, and all kinds of garden products.- Of minerals, nsldo from gold and silver, Iron and coal, already noted, there are copper, quicksilver, tin, an timony, saltpetre, and sulphur. From the sea como coral, tortoise-shell, am ber, and pearl. Beds of marble und doposlts of gypsum aro being worked to a small degree. Among tho more useful animals are the hardy ponies, indispensable water-buffaloes, BWlne, goats, cattle, and a few sheep, with a long list of wild fauna ns varied as the flora, which Is Indeed marvellous In both beauty and utility. Deer, wild boar, wild-duck, pheasants, snipe, pig cons, wood-cock, afford sport all tho year roun "Tho woild at large," , says Mr. Barrett, " has paid so little attention to Spain's colonies In the East, nnd tftV Spaniards, knowing their riches, have so carefully guarded tho truth, that It Is now most difficult to mnke men believe what lands of wealth they actually arc." We have lncuried In tho war with Spain nn outlay, real or anticipated, of nearly one billion dollars. Porto Rico Is not a sufficient Indemnification. Let us take nt least our pick of tho Philip pines, In confidence that tho native In habitants, once shown the benefits of American sway, will never prefer any other. Tho London Spectator, reviewing the remarkable results achieved by tho great republic In the brief Interval of tho war with Spain, drnws tho con clusion that perhaps Europe has under taled tho vitality of democratic Insti tutions. rerhap9 she has. Published portraits of Miss Arnold, tho young woman who kissed Lieuten ant Ilobson, furnish additional proof that the hero of the Menlmac Is a very biavo mun. Secretary Alger's cares will bo less burdensome until the "round robins" nest again. Fair Play flsked Fop Brau? Seamen "Mariner," In Times-Herald. THE efficiency of surprise to the who knows cn aware how disc HE efficiency of our navy must bo a the cNCcptlunu! citizen enough about It to be discouraging and unin- lntelllgent hes been its treatment by congress. Fifteen jears ugo Its ships wero few and antiquated, incapable of coping with any one of bevcral of the minor powers of South America and Europe, and little except dlsbandmcnt had been left undone to render the or ganization and personnel inefficient. There was little left but the traditions of Its glorious past nnd hope. Its great and essential servlco during the rebellion has not been recognized to this day, except abroad. It was and Is underpaid, and Its officers grow old In the Junior grades. For years this great country was destitute of defense, cither on the sea or coast, and today we havo scarcely more than tho nucleus of the navy needed to Insure tho safety of our extensive coasts, bearing In mind, too, that the most economical de fense, ns well as tho speediest and mo-it effective, Is the power to assume the of fensive. o That the few fighting ships wo have are the most efficient of their type afloat Is as much tho credit of our neglected naval service as tho skill with which that ser vlco has handled them. A modern battle ship is the most complicated aggregation of advanced scientific principles and dis coveries that the minds of men have de vised. Tho officers upon whom the ship's management and safety depend ha' 3 proved themselves veil worthy of the trust. No serious disaster has happened to nny one of tho mans chips of various classes since the war began, a fact tlvt has caused ns much surprise abroad as tho skill with which tho ships have been fought; yet this deserving and elfic'ont service has appealed for jears In vain to congress for a pay corresponding, rank for rank, with that of the army and ma rine corps. Men grow eld and bring up families while still In Junior gradt-t, from which oflicers of the British nav nre promoted before they are SO. For the victory at Manila that thrilled the heaits of his countrjmen and surprli-cd Europe Into respect for our arms, a grateful gov ernment advanced Commodore Dewy Just two numbers on the navy list, thus punishing two of his friends, each of whom was pushed back onu number, and tho appreciative congress, after Indulging Itself In much historical gush thanked him, Tho two l umbers bring to the hlfch tst rank of the service and the highest pay $6,OX) a jcar while at sea and wn while on tho shore duty. Such Is the con ception of an amplo reward by our repre sentatives for a deed that glorified our arms and placed nt our disposal a large and Important gioup of the richest is lands In tho world and a population of 8,000,000 human beings. It Is a fit ana striking cantple of tho treatment of the rnvy by congress, and Is to the credit ot the former body that lewards have never been essential to Its performance of duty But the efficiency of tho service demands that it should bo treated w'lth Justice, that Its pav should equal that of tho other brat.ches of the military service, and that It should bo freed from the dry rot of stapr allon In promotion, and as to theso tho nation fhould demand action or an accounting by congress. o After neg'ceting the navy for jours and repeatedly refusing to adopt measuie to remedy obvious wrongs and Injustice the Committers of our last congiess finally agreed upen n measure co-nmonly -ailed tho Roosevelt peisonncl bill, formulated by the asslstnnt secretary of the naw and a board of navy oflicers icpresentlns tho different corps affected, and sent to congress -with the approval of tho piesl dent and secretary of tho navy, and prac tically of the ci tire navy. Briefly It was to equallzo tho pay of the navy officers with that of the army and marine corps, to partially remedy the discouraging and harmful stagnation In promotion, and In crease tho wclfuro and efficiency of tho enlisted men. But In tho face of its promises nnd tho urgent need of the re forms, and In splto of tho splendid ser vices by which such long-delayed Justice had been earned, congress deliberately refused to bring It up nnd adjourned without acting upon tho bill. o Will the people of this country patlcrtly endure such treatment of the navy and such Impairment of the highest efflclercy of this Important brorch of the nation s defense? Has not this war awakened u'i at least temporarily from tho dull and apathetic stuiidity with which wo regard matters appertaining to tho country's safety and tho country's honor? Or, If not, as practical people, shall wo not n sist that If our navy Is to continue to exist It must bo maintained In n state of cfilcletcy? Of good bhlps ani good men, tho good men are the more es. sentlal, and English critics profess to be llevo that had our men been on board Ccrv era's ships and the Spaniards on board our vessols tho victory of Santiago still would have been ours. Shall not congress pay attention to the personnel bill, drawn In accordance with tho profes sional opinion of these very men who havo the Interest of the service most at heart, and who are competent to judge of Us needs? Or, as the number of our ships Increase, shall we neglect the personnel until another war teaches us tho lesson Spain has learned In thls-that good ahlps count for little unless manned by sltlllfM, brave, trained and well-organized crews? HEOHQANIZE THE ARMY. Trom the Syracuse Post. When the war Is over there ought to be reorganization of every staff depart ment. First of all It should be decided that the army, In the staff as well as in tho lino, shall bo keptout of politics. There havo been too many political ofli cers for the good of the army. The start departments havo had to toko care of too many Incompetent men who owed their positions to a political pull, Thero 1ms been no trouble to speak ot In the navy. Tho staff and tha line havo worked to gcther In harmony and with entlro suc cess. But politics has had practically nothing to do with the manacement ot tho navy und appointments to responsible positions In It. Tho American army U second to no array In the world In the personnel of tho troops, the esprit du corps, tho Intelligence and character of the Individual Boldler, but It is woefully en LDSMTH naMmg Room For Fall Necessitates the cutting and slashing of prices. , All of our summer silks must go, therefore a pric has been put on them that will attract the attention of many a sharp buyer. Foulard Silks, with Black Grounds and colored Figures, worth 35 cents, NOW 21 Cents, Printed Japanese Habituai Silks, worth 65c, NOW 35 CCMS, The best 27 inch Printed American and French Foulard worth $1,00, Always Busy SUMMER, 1898. Our annual July and August sale of Summer Footwear Is now on. All our Russets must go. You need the Shoes. We need room. Lewis, Eellly & ltovies, 114 AND 110 WYOMING AVENUE. weak In tho organization or the lack of organization of its staff departments. A TIE THAT BINDS. Trom tho Syracuse Standard. Should tho maintenance of the suprem ae Devvcv won at Manila require tho pouring out of American blood, the dis position to make possession of the Phil ippines subject to arbitrament will be (lUlckly banished from the American mind. For Spain to continue reslstanfo in tho Philippines will make the Boll sa cred by a baptism of precious blood, and no soil thus anointed will bo willingly sur rendered to Spanish defilement. Every life it costs to muko the Philippines de batable ground In tho court of diplomacy links that far-off land to the United States as with an Indlssolublo bond. We valuo our defenders at a price too high to send them to their death if nothing is to bo gained worth tho nation's while. In that at least we are imperialists. MOBE REGULARS NEEDED. From tho Troy Times. Tho present war has proved how valu nblo a regular army of respectable pro portions may be In an emergency. Even were wo not to receive a foot of addi tional territory na tho result of tho war. the best public sentiment would support a movement for a reasonable Increaso in tho size of the nrmy establishment. IJut with new territory to govern and with new responsibilities to bear, the nation could not If it would worry along with tho small number of regulars It has had had in tho past. How largo tho new 'eg ular army shall be Is a question which requires full and careful consideration. It cannot be settled in a moment, but the main point has already been definitely de. elded upon. Thero must be nn increase. A PERTINENT INQUIRY. Trnm the New York Sun. Would it occur to anjbody but a mem ber of tho regime of Cleveland, which was for pulling down a republic and es tablishing a monarchy In Hawaii, where our own free flag will hereafter float, to ask such a question as Hon. JuJjon Har mon's at Put-ln-Eay? HOBSON'S KISS. Oh, the glamour And the clamor Of tho Hobson-Arnold kiss! Lovely Emma! Sweet dilemma. Which the heio couldn't miss! At tho teaslde, On the leesldo Of a summer hostelry, Cnmo the Issue "May I kiss you?" Chirped the maid to Richmond P. Eyes appealing Set him reeling Luckiest he of living men Cuis the Dago! Santiago Had no charms for Richmond then. For It true Is That St. Louis Girls are neater, sweeter far Thin all others, (Like their mothers) Makes no difference who they are. So the maiden, Ileautv-laden, Glued a kiss upon the lips That were cheerful Neath the fearful Rain of lead from Spanish ships. Hobson. go! You Have nil wo owe you. What nro shells that madly whirl To the bllvBFS Of tho kisses Of a sweet Missouri girl? Colonel Cianathan, of St. Louis. ft --faT iW f i cp ' If a ' fl SW Ist Jp- Ss" Stock SEE WINDOW. MILL & CQMEIL 121 N. Washington Ave. BRASS BEDSTEADS. In buying a brass Bedstead, be sure that yon get the best. Our brass Bedsteads ara all made with seamiest brass tubing and frame work is all of steel. They cost no more than many bedstead made of the open seamless tubln:. Every bedstead Is highly finished and lacqucrel tinder a peculiar method, nothln: ever hav ing been produced to equal It. Our new Spring Patterns are now on exhibition. Hill Cooeell At 121 North Washlnstoa Avenue. Scranton, Pa. s, Letter Presses, 5, :s audi tie largest line of office supplies mi sta tionery ii N. E Pena, ReyeoldsBros Stationers and Engravers, HOTEL. JEMMYN UUILD1NQ. 130 Wyomlns Avenue. Midsummer Lamp Sale . Until Sept ist we will off, our entire line of Banquet Princess and Table Lamps at from 25 to Jo per cent, dis count. We wish to reduce stock. If you are in need o a lamp this is a chance get a bargain. ME CLEMS, FEWER, WALLEY CO. d'J'J Lackawanna Aveuna ' - - o TfTHIj Leather ci--3h l- l Qood9 - pp. Tyf EAZAAl: 1NLEY Notfloes, Ete To effect a complete clearance on ev erything in 'Taney Notions" we will close tho season with a "General Clear ing Up Sale" on Ladies' Leafier Flue S; Sets, Slirt Waist Sets, Neck ties, Etc, Etc. Our assortment of "Fine Goods" In the above lines being still large, prices hdvo been cut proportionately, and you will find them during this sale, low enough to fit the occasion. An unlimited assortment of Leather Belts 23c. goods cut to l5o ZOc. goods cut to l5o 50c. goods cut to Too 69c. goods cut to E0o NAILHEAD EELTS, "FRENCH MO ROCCO." 50c. quality cut to 420 $100 quality cut to 75o FANCY SILK AND ELASTIC KELTS. Our S1.25, $1.50 and $1.75 goods, In one lot at , V3o A few flno French Enamel and Jewel Belts will bo closed at exactly one-half price. ONE LOT Chatelalno Bags, 50c. qual ity, cut to 33a ONE LOT Morocco Chatelaine Bags, $100 goods, cut to i'9c All finer trades ut like reductions. Choice line of Shlit Waist Sets In Sterling Sliver nnd Tine Gilt, an ele gant assortment at -3o One-half gross Fine Shirt Waist Sets an assorted lot, To close at lie, worth double ONE LOT Ladles' P. K. Ties, best goods, at 19o China Silk String Ties, largo assort ment, threo for 5o Line extra heavy Silk String Ties, our 25c. quality at three for fOo We will offer "Speclil for this Sale" our "Own Brand" of Choice Taffeta Ribbons No. 40 at 23c No. SO at 2SC Elegant color assortment. 510 and 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE HENRY BEL3N, JR., General Agent far the Wyomlnx District fer Ulnlns, Ulttstlne.Bportlnat, Smokelau and the Jtepauno Chemical Company's HIGH EXPLOSIVES. tafety Kue. Cups nnd Exploder Room 401 Connell Uullalns. bcruatoa, f AQENOIlii TH03, FOim JOHN B. SMITH A SON. W. E. MULLIGAN. If ' Pitts toa Flytnonth Wilkes- Ham WFIIFS roilEEL VJ
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